What was the special mission of John the Baptist?

Answer

"There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of
the Light, that all men through him might believe." John 1: 6, 7.
 


Had the Lord spoken regarding the Sabbath previous to this time?
On what did God write the Ten Commandments?
Where did Moses command the Levites to put the book of the law which he had written?
How is this beast further described?
Under what figures is the first trumpet described?
Before whom are we said to speak?
Why, then, does God permit the chastening rod to fall?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle